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Kansas Wheat Test Weight and Protein Up from 2025

Monday, September 14

KANSAS - Preliminary data for the 2026 Kansas winter wheat crop show an average test weight of 60.3 pounds per bushel. This compares to 59.9 pounds per bushel for the 2025 crop and an average of 60.7 pounds per bushel for the 2016 through... Read More.

K-State, NASA Highlight Satellite Technology for Kansas Farms at Flickner Innovation Farm

Monday, September 14

Partnership reflects scientists' efforts to make food production more efficient MANHATTAN — Scientists and officials from NASA stopped by the Flickner Innovation Farm in late August to check in on the progress of a partnership that is helping to shape the... Read More.

Legislative Showmanship Emphasizes Leadership at 2026 Kansas State Fair

Saturday, September 12

State lawmakers trade suits for boots at the Prairie Pavilion to learn livestock exhibition directly from youth agricultural leaders. HUTCHINSON, Kan. - Saturday afternoon at the Prairie Pavilion during the 2026 Kansas State Fair featured the annual Legislative Showmanship competition, an event sponsored by the... Read More.

Kansas Farm Bureau to Hold 108th Annual Meeting in Manhattan

Thursday, September 10

Kansas Farm Bureau will hold its 108th annual meeting Dec. 5-7 in Manhattan, bringing members together for several days of workshops, networking, recognition and grassroots policy development. The meeting will begin Saturday evening with the Kansas Farm Bureau Foundation Fundraiser, which will feature a National... Read More.

K-State, Huck Boyd Institute for Rural Development announce Leaders of the Year

Thursday, September 10

Rural entrepreneurs and organizations to be honored for outstanding work MANHATTAN, Kan. – Growth, innovation and service are among the hallmarks of the businesses and organizations to be honored by K-State’s Huck Boyd National Institute for Rural Development as the 2026 Huck Boyd Leaders of... Read More.

Kansas Crop Progress and Condition Report for the Week Ending September 6

Tuesday, September 8

MANHATTAN, Kan. - For the week ending September 6, 2026, there were 6.8 days suitable for fieldwork, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 34% very short, 40% short, 21% adequate, and 5% surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies rated 31%... Read More.

KDA Announces Crop & Livestock Research Grant Opportunity

Tuesday, September 8

MANHATTAN, Kan. — The Kansas Department of Agriculture is accepting applications for the FY27 Crop & Livestock Research Grant Program. Funds for the program are appropriated to the agency by the Kansas Legislature from the State Water Plan Fund. The state's Crop & Livestock Research... Read More.

K-State Weed Specialist Urges Fall Scouting to Get Ahead of Next Year’s Weed Problems

Tuesday, September 8

MANHATTAN, Kan. — Kansas State University weed specialist Sarah Ganske is urging farmers to keep a watchful eye for next year’s weed problems, even as they bring in this year’s harvest. Ganske, a K-State Extension weed scientist, said growers should use time in the combine... Read More.

National Wheat Yield Contest Looks Ahead to 2027

Friday, September 4

As Kansas wheat growers prepare to put another crop into the ground, decisions made this fall could carry through harvest and onto the national stage. The National Wheat Foundation is preparing for the 2027 National Wheat Yield Contest with changes designed to better recognize wheat... Read More.

KDA to Host 20th Annual Kansas Grape Stomp at the Kansas State Fair

Friday, September 4

MANHATTAN, Kan. — Feel the squish of the grapes in the time-honored tradition of grape stomping as you help celebrate the grape and farm winery industries in Kansas. The Kansas Department of Agriculture will host the 20th annual Kansas Grape Stomp on Saturday, September... Read More.

4-Her’s Rare Fossil Find Highlights State Fair Exhibits

Friday, September 4

MANHATTAN, Kan. — In the nearly four months since publicly revealing that he had uncovered a rare prehistoric fossil during a Kansas 4-H geology dig, 12-year-old Corbin Bullard's life has been pretty busy. The seventh grader at Clearwater Middle School... Read More.

KDA Appoints Marketing Advisory Board Members

Thursday, September 3

MANHATTAN, Kan. — Four Kansans have been appointed by Secretary of Agriculture Mike Beam to serve on the Kansas Department of Agriculture’s Marketing Advisory Board. Board service will begin on September 18. The Marketing Advisory Board provides constituent observation and comment for a variety of... Read More.